Microsoft SQL Server Express Downloads - 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017

Official download links for Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition

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If you’ve ever done software development for small businesses, you’re probably familiar with Microsoft SQL Server Express. SQL Server Express is a free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production use in desktop, web, and small server applications.

If your software requires a specific version of SQL Server Express, don’t worry. Below are the official download links for all available SQL Server Express versions.

Looking for SQL Server Developer edition?

Click here for download links to all available Microsoft SQL Server Developer editions.

Download and Install SQL Server Express Manually

Below are the official Microsoft SQL Server Express download links. They are hosted on Microsoft servers under the download.microsoft.com domain. I don’t host these files myself or use third-party servers, so all downloads should be safe.

Install Microsoft SQL Server Express Using Winget

Alternatively, you can use the winget package manager to install a specific version of Microsoft SQL Server Express. Open a terminal and run one of the following commands.

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Express (v17)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2025.Express

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express (v16)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2022.Express

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express (v15)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2019.Express

Install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express (v14)

winget install Microsoft.SQLServer.2017.Express

Conclusion

If you need download links for other versions, feel free to leave a comment below.

Thanks for reading. See you next time!

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